A pub (short for public house) is a drinking establishment, though most of them also serve food. Those that offer food usually have very traditional fare, like bangers and mash or fish and chips with mushy peas. Most pubs have low-beamed ceilings and small, obscured windows. They are generally packed so full of mismatched tables and chairs that you must negotiate with the other patrons to reach or leave your seat. Some pubs have printed menus, but most simply put the day’s offerings on a chalkboard for all to see. In a pub no waiter will come to take your order or to give you a bill. Instead, you must give your order at the bar, pay up front, and tell which table you’ll be using. When we eat in a pub, John does the ordering. I tried to place our order once, in an ancient pub in Nottingham. They were very polite about it, but they wouldn’t take my order or my money.
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